Management and Budgeting in Public Sector (SP0044)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SPS-P-SP0044

Concepts of public management, planning of public expenditure at central and local level, privatisation, contractorisation and Best Value, performance indicators, efficiency strategies.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Social Policy, (School of Social and Political Science, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
12/01/2009	16:00	18:00			Further details on www.sps.ed.ac.uk/gradschool when available

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

This course seeks to:

• provide an understanding of the managerial and budget-setting context of the public sector, mainly in Britain, with reference to techniques and approaches also applicable to the private sector.

• use the developing international literature on public sector management with an emphasis on the UK and Scotland in the practical examples studied.

• consider the culture and political context of public sector management reform and review innovations that aim to improve efficiency and accountability and service to the public.